Jean Lattre, Carte des Etats Unis de L'Amerique Suivant le Traite de Paix de 1783. Dediee et Presentee a s. Excellence Mr. Benjamin Franklin, Paris, 1784, engraving with outlined color on laid paper, map plate approx. 22-1/2 x 29-3/4 in., sheet overall 24-1/8 x 42-1/8 in; in gilt wood frame, 30-5/8 x 48-5/8 x 1-3/8 in.
Provenance: Cohen & Taliaferro LLC, New York, NY, 2010 (accompanied by copy of receipt for $58,500); Estate of Richard and Shirley Roberts, Virginia Beach, Virginia
Note: For more information, see Margaret Beck Pritchard and Henry G. Taliaferro, Degrees of Latitude (2002), pp. 298-299, no. 70.
One of only a few copies joined with supplemental text documenting principle events of the American Revolution, this map includes a list of the 13 states near the inset of Florida.
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Cohen & Taliaferro LLC, New York, NY, 2010 (accompanied by copy of receipt for $58,500); Estate of Richard and Shirley Roberts, Virginia Beach, Virginia
archivally framed, hinged to mat at top edge, toning along edges, some foxing and areas of discoloration, conservation and reinforcement along fold lines, a few repaired closed tears along edges, 3-1/4 in. repaired tear into image at Lac des Christinaux, a few repaired small holes, presents well; frame with a few scattered abrasions, overall good condition
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